In the end, Huo Xuan picked up the Vermilion Bird Token again:
"Lei Huo, this old man will keep looking for a solution on my end. Keep me informed of the battle over there."
What Huo Xuan had not expected was that, barely had he set down the Vermilion Bird Token, Lei Huo's voice came from it again:
"Elder Huo! The battle has changed. Of the demonic army besieging our Xueji City, at least a hundred thousand soldiers are pulling back!"
Huo Xuan's heart jolted, and he said in bewilderment:
"Nine Abysses' E Piao Army is retreating? Impossible! They only just breached all of Xueji City's barriers!"
Just as Huo Xuan stood there in confusion, the Vermilion Bird Token on the table suddenly lit up again, and Lei Huo continued:
"Elder Huo! Our Mountain Patrol Mirror just discovered that those hundred thousand retreating demonic soldiers are heading toward Yanyuntai!"
"Could an army of our human race be attacking Yanyuntai?!"
Huo Xuan's heart jolted:
"Yanyuntai?!"
Then he turned and shouted outside the tent:
"Someone, bring in the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror!"
Soon, four armored soldiers carried in a huge Spirit Mirror together.
Without explaining to the four, Huo Xuan stepped forward and activated the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror with the Vermilion Bird Token, calling out:
"Heaven-Patrolling Mirror, help me survey the situation around Yanyuntai!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the images within the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror, which had been reflecting Huo Xuan's face, began changing ceaselessly.
Staring unblinkingly at the Heaven-Patrolling Mirror, Huo Xuan murmured:
"Yanyuntai is much closer to my current encampment than Xueji City. The Heaven-Patrolling Mirror should be able to see what is happening there."
He was so certain because Huo Xuan had previously used the Vermilion Bird Army's Heaven-Patrolling Mirror to survey and investigate the situation around Yanyuntai.
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